24.7% - Arsenal’s possession average (24.7%) was the lowest by a team in a UEFA Champions League final on record (since 2003-04), as well as their lowest in any match under Mikel Arteta where they had 11 men on the pitch throughout. Reactive.
@Strattss It’s not blocking, he’s actively moved towards him so it’s pushing or interference. If it’s not instant it’s not clear and obvious is it, can you not agree that? TBH mate I only saw the score. Only thing I saw var miss yesterday was forearm smash attempt on Fernandes, defo a red
@Strattss It took 5 minutes. It’s not clear and obvious in that case is it. They’re either all fouls or none of them, that’s my point, can you not see it? You mentioned video evidence and posted 2 still photos 🤷♂️ also, should this have been a foul then? https://t.co/HshfdxRLzQ
On this day last year, Declan Rice scored two free kicks against Real Madrid and was being compared to David Beckham, Juninho and Andrea Pirlo by Arsenal fans.
He hasn’t scored a free kick since.
Over the past decade, Britain has raised its minimum wage to one of the highest in the world. In a zero-productivity-growth environment, this has meant that wages at the bottom have risen far faster than those in the middle. What have the consequences been?
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4 - Arsenal have lost each of their last four League Cup finals – now the outright longest run of finals without taking home the trophy by any side in the competition’s history. Crushed.
The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has voted that Brighton should have been awarded a penalty against Arsenal, in their 1-0 defeat.
Michael Salisbury was on VAR for this game.
In December, the KMI Panel voted that Everton should have been awarded a penalty for William Saliba's challenge on Thierno Barry, as Everton also lost 1-0.
Michael Salisbury was on VAR for this fixture, too.
(BBC Sport)